| Event name: | US-07-006 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | PSP and saxitoxin puffer fish poisoning (SPFP) prevention is managed by state -- no food poisoning incidents reported in 2007 | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (State of Florida HAB Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (There are yearly Pyrodinium blooms and saxitoxins detected in multiple species since the SPFP incidents that started in 2002.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANDSBERG, Jan | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Florida East Coast, Indian River Lagoon HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
(49667 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: ELISA Ridascreen, RDA | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Assay data available | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Closed Shellfish beds, no estimate of loss. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Followed Biotoxin Control Plan -- closed shellfish harvesting areas affected; opened when <80ug STX eq./100g tissue. Puffer fish ban still in place since 2002. | |||||||||||
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